LETTERS  from 
a  SELF-MADE 
MERCHANT 


Written  in  Gregtf  Shorthand 

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THE  LIBRARY 

OF 

THE  UNIVERSITY 
OF  CALIFORNIA 

LOS  ANGELES 


Letters  from 

A  Self -Made  Merchant 

To  His  Son 


Being  some  of  the  letters  written  by  John  Graham,  head  of 
the  House  of  Graham  &  Company,  Pork  Packers  in 
Chicago,  familiarly  known  on  'Change  as  "Old  Gorgon 
Graham,"  to  his  son,  Pierrepont,  facetiously  known  to  his 
intimates  as  "Piggy." 

By 

GEORGE  HORACE  LOR  1 ME R 


Written  in  Gregg  Shorthand 

Revised  Edition 


Published  by  permission  of 
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Preface 


of  the  most  interesting  and    helpful   books    published    in 
recent  years  is  "LETTERS  from  a  SELF-MADE  Al  ERCH- 
ANT  to  his  son,"   by   George  Horace  Larimer.     We  read 
these  letters  with  much  pleasure  when  they  were  appearing  in  serial 
form  and  made  use  of  them — as  did  many  other  teachers — in  giving 
advanced   dictation   to  shorthand  students.     They  were   a  welcome 
relief  from  the  monotony  of  continuous  dictation  of  business  papers 
and    correspondence,    and    at   the    same  time  they    enforced    many 
valuable  lessons  in  such  a  way  as  to  impress  them  vividly  upon  the 
^  minds  of  the  students.     The  dictation  of  something  in  a  lighter  vein 
v*u  is  desirable  occasionally,  and  for  this  purpose  there  could  be  nothing 

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^  more  suitable  than  the  letters  contained  in  this  book. 

Recently  William  Marion  Reedy,  in  an  article  about  the  Satur- 
23  day  Evening  Post,  which  has  been  edited  by  Mr.  Lorimer  for  many 
years  said: 

^  George    Horace    Lorimer    is    the    world's    greatest     editor. 

Lorimer's  "Letters  from  a  Self-made  Merchant  to  his  Son"  is  the 
ft  best    piece    of    pragmatic    philosophy    since    Ben    Franklin,    who 

z  founded  the  Saturday  Evening  Pott. 

In  issuing  this  selection  of  letters  from  the  original  book,  we 

we  desire  to  acknowledge  our  indebtedness  to  the  publishers,  Messrs. 

y    Small,    Maynard    and    Company,    for    permission    to    use   a    certain 

:    number  of  these  letters  in  this  way,  and  also  to  the  artists,  B.  Martin 

Justice  and  F.  R.  Gruger,  for  the  use  of  some  of  the  illustrations. 

To  those  who  enjoy  reading  these  letters  we  heartily  commend 
the  complete  work,  which  contains  a  number  of  others  equally 
entertaining  and  helpful. 

THE  GREGG  PUBLISHING  COMPANY 


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CONTENTS 

Page 

I.  From  John  Graham,  at  the  Union  Stock  Yards  in  Chicago, 
to  his  son,  Pierrepont,  at  Harvard  University,  Cam- 
bridge, Mass. 

Mr.  Pierrepont  has  just  become  a  member,  in  good 
and  regular  standing,  of  the  Freshman  class 9 

II.  From  John  Graham,  at  the  Union  Stock  Yards  in  Chicago, 
to  his  son,  Pierrepont,  at  Harvard  University. 

Mr.  Pierrepont 's  expense  account  has  just  passed 
under  his  father's  eye,  and  has  furnished  him  with  a 
text  for  some  plain  particularities 19 

III.  From  John  Graham,  at  the  Union  Stock  Yards  in  Chicago, 
to  his  son,  Pierrepont,  at  Harvard  University. 

Mr.  Pierrepont  finds  Cambridge  to  his  liking,  and 
has  suggested  that  he  take  a  post-graduate  course  to 
fill  up  some  gaps  -which  he  has  found  in  his  edu- 
cation   •. 31 

IV.  From  John  Graham,  head  of  the  house  of  Graham  &  Co., 
at  the  Union  Stock  Yards  in  Chicago,  to  his  son,  Pierre- 
pont Graham,  at  the  Waldorf-Astoria,  in  New  York. 

Mr.  Pierrepont  has  suggested  the  grand  tour  as  a 
proper  finish  to  his  education 45 

V.  From  John  Graham,  head  of  the  house  of  Graham  &  Co., 
at  the  Union  Stock  Yards  in  Chicago,  to  his  son,  Pierre- 
pont Graham,  at  Lake  Moosgatchemawamuc,  in  the 
Maine  woods. 

Mr.  Pierrepont  has  written  to  his  father  withdraw- 
ing his  suggestion 55 

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CONTENTS— Continued 

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X.  From  John  Graham,  at  the  Union  Stock  Yards  in  Chicago, 
to  his  son,  Pierrepont,  at  the  Commercial  House,  Jeffer- 
sonville,  Indiana. 

Mr.  Pierrepont  has  been  promoted  to  the  position  of 
traveling  salesman  for  the  house,  and  has  started 
out  on  the  road 67 

XI.  From  John  Graham,  at  the  Union  Stock  Yards  in  Chicago, 
to  his  son,  Pierrepont,  at  The  Planters'  Palace  Hotel  at 
Big  Gap,  Kentucky. 

Mr.  Pierrepont's  orders  are  small  and  his  expenses 
are  large,  so  his  father  feels  pessimistic  over  his 
prospects 79 

XIII.  From  John  Graham,  at  the  Union  Stock  Yards  in  Chicago, 
to  his  son,  Pierrepont,  care  of  The  Hoosier  Giocery  Co., 
Indianapolis,  Indiana. 

Mr.  Pierrepont's  orders  have  been  looking  up,  so  the 
old  man  gives  him  a  pat  on  the  back — but  not  too 

hard  a  one 91 

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XV.   From  John  Graham,  at  the  Union  Stock  Yards  in  Chicago, 

to  his  son,  Pierrepont,  at  The  Scrub  Oaks,  Spring  Lake, 

Michigan. 

Mr.  Pierrepont  has  been  promoted  again,  and  the 
old  man  sends  him  a  little  advice  with  his  appoint- 
ment..  ..103 


No.  1 


FROM  John  Graham, 
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to  his  son,  Pierrepont,  at 
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pont has  just  been  settled 
by  his  mother  as  a  mem- 
ber, in  good  and  regular 
standing,  of  the  Freshman 
class. 


"Old  Doc  Hoover  asked  me  right 
out  in  Sunday  School  if  I  didn't  want 
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Mr.  Pierrepont's  expense 
account  has  just  passed 
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and  has  furnished  him 
with  a  text  for  some  plain 
particularities . 


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Europe  who  didn't  bring  back  a  great 
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in  Chicago,  to  his  son, 
Pierrepont  Graham,  at 
the  Waldorf-Astoria,  in 
New  York.  Mr.  Pierre- 
pont has  suggested  the 
grand  tour  as  a  proper 
finish  to  his  education. 


"Old  Dick  Stover  was  the  Korsi  hand 
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at  the  Union  Stock  Yards 
in  Chicago,  to  his  son, 
Pierrepont  Graham,  at 
Lake  Moosgatchemawa- 
muc,  in  the  Maine  woods. 
Mr.  Pierrepont  has  writ- 
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President  of  ll.c  Klondike  Exploring, 
Cold  Prospecting  and  Immigration 
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the  Commercial  House, 
Jefferson ville,  Indiana. 
Mr.  Pierrepont  has  been 
promoted  to  the  position 
of  traveling  salesman  for 
the  house,  and  has  started 
out  on  the  road. 


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chesty  when  you  started  off." 


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his  son,  Pierrepont,  at 
The  Planters'  Palace 
Hotel,  at  Big  Gap,  Ken- 
tucky. Mr.  Pierrepont's 
orders  are  small  and  his 
expenses  are  large,  so  his 
father  feels  pessimistic 
over  his  prospects. 


"Josh  Jenkinson  would  eat  a  little 
food  now  and  then  just  to  be  sociablf,  but 
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FROM  John  Graham, 
at  the  Union  Stock 
Yards  in  Chicago,  to 
his  son,  Pierrepont,  care 
of  The  Hoosier  Grocery 
Co.,  Indianapolis,  Indiana. 
Mr.  Pierrepont  s  orders 
have  been  looking  up,  so 
the  old  man  gives  him  a 
pat  on  the  back — but  not 
too  hard  a  one. 


"When  John  L.  Sullivan  went  through 
the  slock  yards,  it  just  simply  shut  down 
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FROM  John  Graham, 
at  the  Union  Stock 
Yards  in  Chicago,  to 
his  son,  Pierrepont,  at 
The  Scrub  Oaks,  Spring 
Lake,  Michigan.  Mr. 
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moted again,  and  the  old 
man  sends  him  a  little 
advice  with  his  appoint- 
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that  buyers  are  only  interested,  in  funny 
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